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Troon - Troon

30 May - 06 June 2015

7 days, Thalassa

From € 995,-

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Sail Training

Normal price: € 995,-

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Thalassa:
Troon - Troon

30 May - 06 June 2015

Due to succes EXTRA Whiskey sailingjourney! The program: Day 1 Embark in Troon, departure to Bruichladdich Day 2 Departure for Port Ellen Day 3 Departure to Bunnahabhain Day 4 Visit distillery, departure to Port Ellen Day 5 Port Ellen, in the afternoon departure to Jura Day 6 Visit distillery, departure to Campbelltown Day 7 Visit Springbank distillery, departure to Arran, visit distillery, departure to Troon Day 8 Disembark in Troon The definite sailing route depends on wind and weather conditions. Because of this the ships’s captain has the right to change this schedule if necessary. If you book a second person, sharing a cabin, the price for this person is EUR 895,00

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  • "Discovering how far you can surpass yourself and push your limits out of your comfort zone."

    Agathe (26), France

You sail on the Thalassa

Shipping type: Barquentine
Homeport: Harlingen (NL)
Date built: 1980
Trainees: 30
Length: 47m
Height of mast: 35m
Sail: 800m2

Sail in style. The Thalassa is more than capable to sail every imaginable sea and ocean. A 3-masted barquentine, she carries square sails on the foremast, while the main and mizzen masts are both gaff-rigged. Thanks to that she can …

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Windseeker logs

  • Sustainable sailing: plastic research in 2023

    Gulden Leeuw, Thalassa, July 2023

    – by Maarten Erich, The Ocean Movement

    The Ocean Movement Foundation We are on a mission to stop plastic pollution from ending up in our ocean. With the Manta trawl, we are gathering data on microplastic pollution in the waters that we sail in. Together with the trainees …

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  • This is Where I Belong

    Oosterschelde, 2013

    Sailing from Maurituis to Australia

    – by Hannah Hurford

    When I found out that you could still sail traditional ships I remember thinking: a) this is probably a joke, and b) why have I not done it yet? I had experience sailing on yachts and dinghies but with an interest in naval …

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